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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-04-13

geration, purporting to be an exact account
o. the manner in which the opposing candi-
date had murdered his Chinese laundryman,
was, I regret to say, answered only by as
sanlt and battery. A gratuitous and purely
Imaginative description of a great religious
revival in Calaveras, in which the sheriff of
the county-a notoriously profane skeptic-
was alleged to have been the chief exhorter,
resulted only in the withdrawal Of the county
advertising from the paper. In the midst OF
this practical confusion he suddenly died.
It was then discovered, as a crowning proof
Of his absurdity, that he had left will be-
queathing his entire effects to freckle faced
maid servant at the Rockville hotel. But
that absurdity became serious when 1t was
also discovered that among these effects were
thousand shares in the Rising Sun Mining
company, which day or two after his de-
mise, and while people were still laughing at
his grotesque benefaction, suddenly sprang
into opulence and celebrity. Three millions
OF dollars was roughly estimated as the value
Of the estate thus wantonly sacrificed. For
dt Is only fair to state, as just tribute to tho
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they be until he was dead"
It was the lawyers turn to color and grow
6o

they be until he was dead|
1t was the lawyers turn to color and grow
embarrassed.
"He did say something, and make some
conditions" continued Peg, with certain
flrmness through her awkwardness; "but
that's nobody's business but mine and his'n.
And it's no call O. yours or theirs"
"But, my dear Miss Moffat, if these very
conditions were proofs of his right mind, you
surely would not object to make them known,
if only to enable you to put yourself in con-
dition to carry them out"
"But," s,id Peg cunningly, "s'pose you and
the court didn't think 'em satisfactory
S'pose you thought 'em queerl Eh"
With this helpless limitation on the part Of
the defense, the case came to trial. Every
body remembers it-how for six weeks twas
the daily food Of Calaveras county; how for
six weeks the intellectual and moral and spir-
itual competency Of Mr.. James Byways to dis
pose of his property was discussed with learned
and formal obscurity i'll the court, and with
unlettered and independent prejudice by
camp fires and in barrooms. At the end OF
that time, when 1t was logically established
that at least rine-tenths of the population OF
Calaveras were harmless lunatics, and every
body else's reason seemed to totter on its
throne, an exhausted jury succumbed one day
to the presence Of Peg in the court room. Il
was not prepossessing presence at any time,
but tho excitement and an injudiciCus at
tempt to ornament herself brought her de-
fects into a glaring relief that was almost
unreal Every freckle on her face stood out
and asserted itself singly; her pale blue eyes.
that gave no indication Of her force OF
character, were weak and wandering, or
stared blankly at the judge; her diversified
head, broad at the base, terminating in the
scantiest possible light colored braid in the
middle of her narrow shoulders, was as hard
and uninteresting as the wooden spheres that
topped the railing against which she sat.
The jury, who for six weeks had had her de-
scribed to them by the plaintiffs as an arch,
willy enchantress, who had sapped the failing
reason Of Jim Byways, revolted to a man.
There was something so appallingly gratui-
tous in her plainness, that it was felt that
three millions was scarcely compensation
for It, "Ef that money was give to her she
earned it sure, boys; it wasn't no softness Of
the old man." said the foreman. When the
jury retired it was felt that she had cleared
her character; when they re-entered the
room with their verdict it was known that
she had been awarded three millions damages
for its defamation.
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ergy Of that young
and thriving settle
ment, that there
was not probably
a single citizen who
did not feel him
self better able to
control the d E.
ceased humorist's
property. Some
had EXPIRE IS ed a
doubt of their abil-
sk- ~ crrrark q
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30
COSTLY CHANDELIERS.
Beautiful Designs for Illuminating Houses
with Electricity.


There have been more ingenuity
and artistic taste developed in design
ing fixtures for the electric light during
the past year than a half century de-
veloped for all other kinds of lights to-
gether," said the head of one of the
principal electric lighting companies in
the city. He was sitting in his Office,
one end of which was covered by beau
tiful and novel samples of electroliers,
brackets and globes of all materials,
colors and shapes.
1.-The best designing talent" he con-
tinued. sin this country and in Europe
is being utilized to turn out just such
work as this. Here is design for a
bracket in the shape of branch of a
rosebush. The leaves and thorns are
perfectly initiated in brass. The roses
are small colored globes. When you
turn on the current the effect is indie
scribably beautiful. Similar designs in
lilies, bluebells and tulips have be-
come comparatively common. The
natural tint of the flower is re-
produced admirably in the glass.
Sometimes two or three different
flowers are initiated on the same bush
and the effect of flower garden is pro-
duced. Such contrivances are very
costly and are only used for decorative
purposes. We can duplicate any de-
signs that the makers of gas chandeliers
can invent and then improve upon them
greatly. You see, the electric light
will burn in any position. We can
have long stems and boughs with the
light dropping at the end like blossom.
Or we can have the lights nesting in a
vine running over an old tree. like they
are arranged in $50, 600 piece of work
now being made for an English noble
man. Tiny lamps with an intermittent
arrangement will be fixed in the boughs
of the trees to look like glow-worms.
There will be an imitation of moon
light, too, that it is thought will he
something remarkable.
"For the illumination of ball rooms.
something in the shape of the old
chandelier is very popular. 1t is much
more artistieally made, however, and
is thickly covered with globes, each
having a different tint The general
effect is dazzling.
"Sconces are now made of hammered
brass, with jewcled incandescent
burners at the side. Another favorite
wall ornament is sort of brass panel
covered with little branches bearing
bright colored lights. The brass is
highly polished and the effect of the re-
fiection on the different colors is very
bright and warm."-M Y. Mail and
ErDresS
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30
TABLE DECORATION.
Late Fashions in Cut-Glass and Other
Costly Features of Ornament.

Late Fashions in Cut-Ctlass and other
Costly Features of Ornament.
The latest thing in the way of cut
glass decorations is the Introduction of
gilded brass mountings. and the device
will command the admiration of.all who
appreciate chaste. artistica!ly designed
ornaments. Massive center pieces have
for long been at discount. and they
are yet conspicuous by their absence.
Grace and elegance of form compensate.
for massive grandeur. The trades play
into one anOther's hands. 1t is well
known that inscrutable fashion has de-
creed that flowers must be arranged for
the nonce as lightly as possible, and
with view to naturalistic effects. Con-
sequently centel-pieces are composed
of several receptacles for flowers, in
cluded in one framework. For instance.
small bowl is supported in gilded
brass; outside this runs a ring Of brass
in which are inserted at intervals
dwarfed specimen glasses. that should
hold two or three rare blooms at the
utmost. just thrown up with their nat
ural foliage, if possible, or. lacking
that, with >frOnd or so of feathery
ferns. As accompaniment to this there
are corner vases, fruit dishes, elaret
Jugs, candlesticks, in fact all requisite
articles for holding flowers and fruit for
disseminating light are en- suite. Some
of the claret and water jugs are fitted
with a band of open brass work round
the neck, the fruit dishes having the
same ornament round the foot. Those
who prefer lamps to candelabra5 and
candlesticks find it difficult to make a.
choice, so charming are the designs.
with no hint of heaviness, the laws OF
ornament having been as duly consid--
cred as those of utility. Glass plateaux-
are still in use, and they are bound 1T
the edge with brass, Another pretty
conceit is a center vase, surrounded by
pendant glasses of various shapes
which are upheld by delicately fine,
chains. lightly festOOned- Single egg
shaped vases. which answer well for
corner ornaments, are furnished with
gilded mountings, from which spring
up sprays of foliage and berries. All
the glass is cut after the fine old pat
tern fashionable about one hundred
years ago, but we are assured that
there is a lightness about the modern
that renders it the superior. However,
that may be, there are few who, hay-
ing a store of the intricately-cut crystal
gems of the past century, would ex-
change it for the new. UnhapPily 1t -
only too liable to be fractured. and so
we have recourse to new to save our
treasure that has history of its own
london Queen.
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ALL In A NAME.

love her still-yes, worse than ever
Though three whole weeks since last we met
Have come and gone. O. never never!
My sixteenth love can forget
Sixteenth and laSt-this flame Immortal
Since luckless fortune introduced
Her 20 my sight, and so cut short all
MY summers calm at 'Bzzzard's Roost.'
o, she was fair! 50 tall and graceful,
Such lovely eyes, so arch smile!
Her dress was CONNIE II fault and tasteful,
Her bangs arranged in sweetest style.
The way she sang my fsyorite ditty
This heart 90 bondage straight reduced,
And yet she nves-ah, dreadful pity
This maiden lives ct ~BRzZard's Roost."
o, hidcous name-romance dispellingl
To breathe il here I've not the face;
For how absurd Ia feel a-telling
Ny sweetheart lives in such placed
Mamma would curl her lip dtsdainful.
The girls would giggie quite amused,
Papa would grin-it's really painful
That she ShOlld dwell at 'BuZZard's Roost."
o. odious nsmc-past all refining
Wet blanket on loves ardor castl
I'm really quite unweIl with pining,
My appetite is failing fast.
Pa says my ccUntenance is detected,
Ny weights n least two pounds reduced;
Ma says: my love. your hearts affected"
That heart-Was lost at "Buzzard's Roost.'
In dulcet verse I'd fain be singing
Her charms-my love to listening fame.
Fair maid Of = may one { thoughts upwing1ng
Fall clogged with that absurdest name.
For maids of Athens or Castillo
My fettered muse might rise unloosed;
But gracious me what could sound siilier
Than odes to Maid OF BuZzard's RoostT'
detroit Free Press
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30
COUNSEL FOR THE SNAKE.
How a Lawyer Refused the Request OF q
Prospective Client

How a Lawyer Refused the Request OF a
Prospective Client.
The relations between counsel and
client in England are conducted on
cash basis. A barrister receives his
fee when the brief which is to guide
him in the trial of the case is handed
to him. 1t was said of an able lawyer
who practiced at the New York bar
fifty years ago, that he was always
seized with a violent fit of coughing
while client was stating case If,
however, the client dropped the retain
ing fee into the counsers fidgety left
hand, the spasm instantly subsidized.
Lawyers sometimes resort to strange
devices in order to avoid taking cases
where the compensation offered is net
as great as they think it should be- A
San Francisco lawyer once found him
self in mining town. where his dissi-
patton left him without money to pay
his bills or to get away. One morning
a man came to the landlord of the hotel
where the lawyer was guest and said
he needed a frst-rate lawyer. The
host said that a celebrated San Fran
cisco lawyer was staying there. and
showed the prospective client upstairs
to his room. The lawyer was still in
bed, but he listened with pleasure to
the mans story, thinking that a fat re-
tainer would set him again on his feet
The case was this: A neighbor had
pet rattlesnake which had escaped
from its cage and bitten the complain
ants horse. The horse died in conse-
quence of the bite. The owner wanted
to prosecute for damages and desired
to employ first-class lawyer to bring
suit.
How much, sir, was your horse
worth?' asked the lawyer, wishing to
name a fee which should be in proper
ton to the amount claimed.
"Five dollars" replied the man.
81 am very sorry that / can't serve
you," said the lawyer, al am retained
for the snake" and he turned over in
the bed, a Disguised man. -Ycath's
Companion.
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room below mine, and an instant later
bad come the sound of the pistol shot
and the fall OF Mrs. Winters body on
the floor above. had made the mis-
take of mingling the two tragic occur.
rences together. Instead of the fourth
floor front lodger going to his room I
had heard Leclair on his way to Mrs.
Winters door, from which he returned
after having failed to arouse her.
1.-The Coroner held his inquest, and
the jury returned a verdict in accord.
ance with the facts Although 1 re-
manned for some time longer in the
same room never again placed any
confidence in the tales which came to
me through the old fashioned
place. 7. Times.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30
UNCLE ESEK'S WISDOM.
Practical Philosophy Served In . Highi
Palatablc Way.

PracticaI RnilosOpny served IN . Highly
Pslatsblc Way.
The world has had but few teachers;
score of men have furnished us all
the wisdom and philosophy we possess.
Tie man who knows but little, and
tells only what he knows. is a hard
man to bother in a cress-examination.
1t takes the evidence of two or three
witnesses to prove 4 mans virtues. but
one is enough to fasten his vices upon
him.
The reason why there is so little real
friendship in the world is because most
of the compacts are based upon policy
rather than upon principle.
A weak man is harder to steer than
u vicious one-he won't take the bits.
Pity is treacherous; most of it is
a secret satisfaction that / am not so
badly off as you are.
A lazy man in a great hurry is very
amusing; he is cOntinu ally stepping on
himself.
If we ever do reach the top round of
the ladder. We shall find it dreadfully
cold and lonesome place.
Whoever reasons from the heart will
make many blunders, but none that
will not be forgiven.
The line between folly and wisdom
is often an imaginary one, and men are
often seen travelling along with one
foot on each side of ii.
A great deal of learning has been
lost, but not one single preeept of
wisdom. Century.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30
PRESENCE OF MIND.
How Senator Evarts Once Made q Telling
Hit Before q Jury.

Hit Before q Jury.
At New York City, in the fall of 1856,
case was tried before Judge Suther-
land, in which the law firm of Evarts,
Southmayd G. Choate appeared for the
defense. Mr.. Evarts made the con-
Guiding argument, and the fame of the
great counselor secured for him con-
siderable audience of lawyers from
neighboring courts, in addition to many
persons who had more or less interest
in the proceedings.
Mr.. Evarts had been speaking for
some hours and was evidently nearing
his peroration. He began to sum up
his arguments, and asked, impressively,
what answer could be made to them.
Again he placed the points in lucid
array, and again asked a similar ques-
ton. Then third time he restated his
case with vivid eloquence, and once
more, in louder tones, wound up with:
what is their answer"
He paused You could have heard
pin drop. Suddenly the door of the
courtroom opened. and peddler, stick
ing his head and feather-d ulster into
the opening. cried out:
''Broomsr'
In a moment the room was ringing
with uncomfortable laughter in which
every body joined-even the judge on
the bench and the orator himself. Bfr.
Evarts, however, kept on his feet, and
was the first to recover composure-
With his hand raised to command at
tention, as the roar subsidized, he said
solemnly:
THAT was not, indeed, the reply
which l expected. But you may rest
assured that when you do get their
answer you will find it equally frivolous
and inconsequent. "-Ameriean Mage
zine
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30
THE GAME OF RINGOAl.
a rastime that is Fast Becoming Popsle
in the East.

a Pastime that is Fast Becoming Popslcr
in the East.
A party of young ladies and gentle
men was engaged the other day liz
playing new game on a Tacant lot
north of Seventy-second street, near
Central Park. West. A crowd of spec
tators was attracted to the scene. The
game comes within the range of polite
athletics, is no. unlike the ancient
''grace hoop" which our grand-manl-
mas INDUCED in when they were giddy
girls. ever so long go.
The name of the sport is Ringoal, and
it is of English origin. The rings used
are not light weight. as in ia grace. -
but are made of split bamboo strands,
covered with leather and have fiat,
disk-like shape. The batons are also
heavier than in the old game. and q
code of rules regulates the players.
The hoops are thrown from the sticks
with a good deal of force, in all sorts
of ways. from one player to another.
The trick is to catch the flying hoop on
the baton. 1t is possible to send the
hoop on almost level line over a dis
lance of hundred feet. but such long
throws are not necessary according 10
the rules.
The knack of throwing is said to be
not very difficult to acquire, and alpnst
any person can learn by observation
the method of handling the sticks and
delivering the hoops. At first, to the
uninitiated spectator, the game seems
somewhat monotonous, since there is
little running about or fielding; but to
the experienced player it is evidently
exciting, because, the latter alleges,
that no small amount of skill and a
great deal of variety is required in the
various throws and catches. There are
several experienced players in the Rim
goal Association, a new club just Or
ganized.
There are several advantages about
this new game. In place of requiring
large plot of level ground, as in c-o-
quet or lawn tennis, ringoal may be
played along the margin of a grassy
lawn. or on board walk or dirt court
for that matter, as not much space is
required. On an ordinary tennis court
at least half dozen games of ringoal
may be played simultaneously. and it
may even be carried on over irregular
ground where other games would be
impossible.
One of the merits of the game is to
train the eye and develop the muscles
of the chest and shoulders, thus insur-
ing an erect carriage of the body and
bringing the players to gracefuj atti-
tudes. There is more style, so-kalled
in playing ringoal than in any other
game. for the posture may be made
very effective. The muscles are brought
into play equally on each side of the
body, unlike tennis, where only the
right arm is developed ordinarily.
A quick eye is necessary in playing
ringoal we'll, as the difficult feature is
the receiving. A good server sends the
hoop along swiftly close to the ground,
and the receiver must be agile enough
to thrust the baton into it from above.
and save it for count. 'Rah for rim
goal.-M Y. Cor. Des Moines Register.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30

1t is wonderful, to those who have
not had experience in high gardening.
what profusion of plant growth can
be obtained from a small patch OF
ground A small garden, cultivated
by the hand of experience. and with
plenty of good manure and other fer
tilizers at hand, will yield two. three.
or even four crops of some kinds OF
vegetables in a season. But the lazy
mans garden doesn't yield that way.
See Proverbs "a: 80 33--M Y. En-
anainer.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30

AS a table bird, q guinea very
closely resembles the partridge, the
meat being dark, juicy and OF excel
lent flavor, and the breast plump
Farm, Field and StockmaD.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30

Their are some men whose hatred
of England is so intense that they viii
not even eat an English mutton choa
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30

Somebody wants to know sremedy
for bad luck. Hard work is the hes,
thing that we know of.-Bostoa Pos.
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"A California court has decided that
when a man is taken i'll at hotel no
extra charge can be made for serving
his meals in his room.
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Working Him Nicely.

"My dear" said husband, who is
fond or putting pOsers. ''can you tell
me why young women who don't want
to get married are like angels visits.
The lady finally gave it up.
Because they are few and far be-
tween. Ha, ha, ha! Not bad. eh?'
Exceedingly clever. He, he, he!
By the way, John. can you let me have
that thirty dollars?''
Certainly" said John.-M Y Sun.
Daily Republican., 1887-05-13

V"C ConteunAai u BALTIMORE,
BALTIMORE, May 12.-The third day OF
the Centennial celebration of the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Maryland was the occa
sion OF a parade In which about five
thousand men participated, large NUM-
per OF them being visitors from Washing
ton, fhiladelphia. Harrisburg and smaller
cities ar by. The line Of march was
taken up at 1870 a. m and the head Of
tne procession reached the Academy of
music about l O'Clock, when Mayor
Hodges made an address of cordial wei.
come Past Grand Master John NJ. Car
ter delivered an grafton on the history of
she order in Maryland, and James r
bre. er read an original poem. At the
conclusion of the meeting the visiting
MasoDs were entertained at lunch, and
many OF them enjoyed an excursion down
the bay.